Leigh Genesis 2 Woodley Sports 3.

NOT for the first time this season Leigh failed to collect anything from a game which they led by two goals going into the final stages, writes Matt Lawton.

They conceded three goals in the final 12 minutes at home to Woodley Sports on Tuesday night.

The first half was a particularly stop-start affair but Leigh managed to get a goal in front when Millington fired against the post and the rebound dropped to Alex Grisedale, who made no mistake in sweeping home his second goal for the club.

Leigh’s second goal was an absolute cracker, reminiscent of Eric Cantona.

Striker Terry Murphy, making his debut off the bench, received the ball to his feet well outside the penalty area and, with his back to goal, he turned and flicked the ball up for himself to volley an absolute screamer of a shot inside Higginbotham’s right hand post.

The visitors halved the deficit when Nathan Neequaye broke through on goal and poked the ball past Priestley.

Leigh memories were still fresh from surrendering a 2-0 lead at Radcliffe last month and it was something of an inevitability that Woodley would level the scores as they did on 84 minutes when Neequaye ignored the plausible calls for offside and took advantage to smash the ball past Priestley.

Woodley secured all three points with a minute of normal time remaining when Sam Walker slotted home a penalty after Dale McDonald had brought down Stuart Wellstead just inside the penalty area after the Woodley winger had hared forward with the ball.

n Second-placed Chorley and their array of former Leigh players, management and coaching staff visit Crilly Park on Saturday, kick off 3pm, before a home fixture against third-placed Skelmersdale United on Tuesday, kick off 7.45pm.